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Book SynopsisFor centuries fairy tales have been a powerful mode of passing cultural values onto our children, and for many these stories delight and haunt us from cradle to grave. But how have these stories become so powerful and why? In When Dreams Came True, Jack Zipes explains the social life of the fairy tale, from the sixteenth century on into the twenty-first. Whether exploring Charles Perrault or the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen or The Thousand and One Nights, The Happy Prince or Pinocchio, L. Frank Baum or Hermann Hesse, Zipes shows how the authors of our beloved fairy tales used the genre to articulate personal desires, political views, and aesthetic preferences within particular social contexts. Above all, he demonstrates the role that the fairy tale has assumed in the civilizing processthe way it imparts values, norms, and aesthetic taste to children and adults.This second edition of one of JaTrade Review"A fascinating social history of the uses and abuses to which fairy tales have been put in the course of their transformation from tales told orally by adults to adults into written (and frequently homogenized) bedtime stories parents read to the children. Zipes persuasively argues that fairy tales keep alive our ‘longing for a better world that can be created out of our dreams and actions’."—New York Times Book Review"Zipes has forged a career out of brilliant and subversive analyses of fairy tales...Intelligent and thoughtful fun, without deconstructing the land of Faerie into dust and ashes."—BooklistTable of ContentsPreface to the 2007 edition Preface to the 1999 Edition 1. Spells of Enchantment: An Overview of the History of Fairy Tales 2. The Rise of the French Fairy Tale and the Decline of France 3. The Splendor of the Arabian Nights 4. Once There Were Two Brothers Named Grimm 5. The "Merry" Dance of the Nutcracker: Discovering the World Through Fairy Tales 6. I'm Hans Christian Andersen 7. The Flowering of the Fairy Tale in Victorian England 8. Oscar Wilde's Tales of Illumination 9. Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio as Tragi-Comic Fairy Tale 10. Frank Stockton, American Pioneer of Fairy Tales 11. L. Frank Baum and the Utopian Spirit of Oz 12. Revisiting J.M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy and Neverland 13. Herman Hesse's Fairy Tales and the Pursuit of Home Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisChildren's literature is a contested terrain, as is multicultural education. Taken together, they pose a formidable challenge to both classroom teachers and academics. Rather than deny the inherent conflicts and tensions in the field, in Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children's Literature: Mirrors, Windows, and Doors, Maria José Botelho and Masha Kabakow Rudman confront, deconstruct, and reconstruct these terrains by proposing a reframing of the field. Surely all of us children, teachers, and academics can benefit from this more expansive understanding of what it means to read books. Sonia Nieto, From the ForewordCritical multicultural analysis provides a philosophical shift for teaching literature, constructing curriculum, and taking up issues of diversity and social justice. It problematizes children's literature, offers a way of reading power, explores the complex web of sociopolitical relations, and deconstructs taken-for-granted assumptions about language, Trade Review"This book is particularly useful for teachers, teacher educators, and researchers interested in designing curriculum for reading children’s literature with a sociopolitical context in mind….By thoughtfully integrating both classroom practice and theory across the book, Botelho and Rudman equip readers with valuable reading strategies to "guide children in reading dominant discourses of race, class, and gender and identify how ideology is rendered in the materials they read" (p. 94)."--Language ArtsTable of ContentsForeword, Sonia NietoPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 The Metaphors We Read By: Theoretical Foundations Chapter 2 The Historical Construction of Children’s Literature Chapter 3 Reading Literacy NarrativesChapter 4 Deconstructing Multiculturalism in Children’s Literature Chapter 5 Theorizing Critical Multicultural Analysis of Children’s LiteratureChapter 6 Doors to the Diaspora: The Social Construction of Race Chapter 7 Leaving Poverty Behind: The Social Construction of ClassChapter 8 Genres as Social Constructions: The Intertextuality of Children’s LiteratureChapter 9 Cinderella: The Social Construction of GenderChapter 10 Shock of Hair: The Endurance of Hair as a Cultural Theme in Children’s LiteratureChapter 11 Teaching Critical Multicultural AnalysisFurther Dialogue with Mingshui Cai, Patrick Shannon, and Junko YokotaAPPENDICESAppendix A Children’s Book AwardsAppendix B Children’s Book PublishersAppendix C Power Continuum: How Power is ExercisedAppendix D Critical Multicultural AnalysisAppendix E The Publishing Practices of the Mexican American Migrant Farmworker Text Collection Appendix F Children’s Literature JournalsAppendix G Online Resources

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Book SynopsisExpounds on topics such as the origins and meaning of inspiration, the astonishing and mysterious powers of the litany form in poetry, writing about love, an essay on fairy tales, and an interview with Harry Roseman, an assistant to the artist and filmmaker Joseph Cornell.

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Book SynopsisJenny Uglow narrates the story of Walter Crane, an intriguing and most prolific figure not only in illustration, but in political culture more broadly. Uglow expertly weaves a fascinating study of how Crane's art and politics developed from his childhood love of Pre-Raphaelite painting to the influences of Morris and William Blake on the journals, books, banners, pamphlets and postcards he went on to create as he forged a new style for the international socialist movement. Comprising a staggering range of visual material, Crane's images became a symbolic code that leapt over linguistic boundaries. This book is a brilliant record of an artist who blended styles and influences like no one before him.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2012 Wayland D. Hand Prize, History and Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012 "Zipes is a powerful defender of folklore and succeeds in exploring its role in cultural history as well as its influence today."--Maria Taylor, Times Literary Supplement "Zipes is the undisputed 'king' of the literary criticism of fairy tales kingdom... A rich, persuasive, magical brew, graced by seven illustrations."--Choice "Zipes is considered one of the true experts on fairy tales. He brings considerable erudition to the book which covers some broad issues in fairy-tale analysis, such as how they spread ... and the role of women collectors and narrators."--Nidhi Mathur, Organiser "In showing how and why fairy tales have become a core part of our central being, Zipes reveals his extensive scholarship in the field, as well as his skill in expounding profoundly about his key interests and concerns relating to the fairy tale genre. This scholarly masterpiece, which has emerged from decades of thought on the subject, deserves a place in all literary collections, as well as consideration by all those concerned with this particular genre."--Lois Henderson, Book Pleasures "Zipes is one of a handful of today's true experts on the fairy tale. Needless to say, he brings considerable erudition to this book, which covers some broad issues in fairy tale analysis such as how they spread (he takes his lead from Richard Dawkins's theory of cultural memes) and the role of women collectors and narrators... General readers with an interest in fairy tales will definitely enjoy what Zipes has to say."--David Azzolina, Library Journal "From Sumerian fables to Catherine Breillat's cinematic interpretations, fairy tales have traveled far. Professor Jack Zipes follows the evolution of a genre of folklore that serves to discretely communicate knowledge and experience. Reaching beyond our childhood memories of Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, he explores the characters and tales that have thrived over the centuries, detailing especially French and Russian tales that have endured, albeit sometimes with a change of focus... This is not a book for the beach but the fruits of a study researched over several decades and offered especially to an academic readership. As such, the considerable chapter notes, bibliography, provocative illustrations, and index are all fitting."--Jane Manaster, Sacramento Book Review "Zipes traces the origin of storytelling back to a primal past... The reason they survive to this day, Zipes suggests, is because the classic fairy tales--such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Rapunzel, which all have analogues in cultures throughout the world--are perfect examples of 'memetic' engineering."--Adam Kirsch, Prospect "Zipes spends much of The Irresistible Fairy Tale pointing out the hidden gems in the fairy tale's history and present--the ignored fabulists and movements that better embodied the revolutionary spirit of fable-telling."--Max Ross, Open Letters Monthly "The Irresistible Fairy Tale establishes a greater link with the social and natural sciences to explain the appeal of the fairytale. Zipes puts fairytales centre stage in Western culture, in a series of chapters that focus on lesser-known stories and authors. Zipes shows how fairytales mutate to ensure that the stories remain relevant to contemporary audiences, such as the feminist overturning of the traditional patriarchal fairytales in new interpretations of stories such as Little Red Riding Hood. The Irresistible Fairy Tale will appeal to both the academic and the general reader."--Colin Steele, Canberra Times "The Irresistible Fairy Tale strikes gold in giving due attention to a number of neglected female storytellers and collectors. In truth, Zipes could have written an entire book on Laura Gonzenbach, Bozena Nemcova, Nannette Levesque, and Rachel Busk."--Belinda Webb, Review 31 "Zipes is, of course, the undisputed dean of fairy tale studies in the US... In The Irresistible Fairy Tale, Zipes draws on and extends is prior work. He both celebrates the fairy tale as a subversive form and analyzes it as a nearly living creature, evolving from a dim past into the multifarious forms it takes today."--Elisabeth Rose Gruner, Children's Literature "The Irresistible Fairy Tale follows the theoretical trajectory established in [Zipes's] earlier works with a broad range of well-researched, lucidly-written chapters that are supported by informative notes, a bibliography divided into literary and critical works, and a detailed index. Each chapter can stand alone, but read together they offer compelling testimony to Zipes's sheer range of expertise and analytical insight."--Kirsten Mollegaard, Folklore "Zipes is as always impressively erudite but wears his knowledge like a linen suit."--Richard Marshall, 3AM Magazine "The Irresistible Fairy Tale is another informative contribution from this prolific and influential scholar."--Martha P. Hixon, Children's Literature Association Quarterly "[This book presents] a broad range of well-researched, lucidly-written chapters that are supported by informative notes, a bibliography divided into literary and critical works, and detailed index. Each chapter can stand alone, but read together they offer compelling testimony to Zipes's sheer range of expertise and analytical insight."--Kirsten Mollegaard, Folklore "Zipes gives a masterful and hopeful description of the genre and its inclinations."--Jill Terry Rudy, Marvels & TalesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1: The Cultural Evolution of Storytelling and Fairy Tales: Human Communication and Memetics 1 Chapter 2: The Meaning of Fairy Tale within the Evolution of Culture 21 Chapter 3: Remaking "Bluebeard," or Good-bye to Perrault 41 Chapter 4: Witch as Fairy/Fairy as Witch: Unfathomable Baba Yagas 55 Chapter 5: The Tales of Innocent Persecuted Heroines and Their Neglected Female Storytellers and Collectors 80 Chapter 6: Giuseppe Pitre and the Great Collectors of Folk Tales in the Nineteenth Century 109 Chapter 7: Fairy-Tale Collisions, or the Explosion of a Genre 135 Appendix A: Sensationalist Scholarship: A "New" History of Fairy Tales 157 Appendix B: Reductionist Scholarship: A "New" Definition of the Fairy Tale 175 Notes 191 Bibliography 209 Index 227

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Book SynopsisIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms appeared frequently in socialist-leaning British periodicals. Acclaimed critic and author Rosen collects more than 40 of the best and most enduring examples of these stories in one beautiful volume.Trade Review"As plain-language, kid-friendly introductions to socialist politics, [the Workers’ Tales stories] are at once intriguing historical artifacts and, in a few cases, striking allegories that remain pertinent now, even on the other side of the Atlantic."---J.C. Pan, The Atlantic"A thought-provoking anthology. . . . These tales . . . are fascinating to read, both to see how they fit into the fairy tale genre and to see which messages still ring true today."---Catherine Ramsdell, PopMatters"[Workers’ Tales] entries remain powerful in their ethical simplicity—conveying with force the moral urgency of the socialist critique and its continued relevance to the problem of societies that remain systemically unequal."---Luke Savage, Jacobin"[An] important collection."---Jon Klaemint Hofgaard, Peace News"Throughout, the tales in this collection exemplify themes and ideas related to work and the class system. . . . [A] beautiful volume." * Arab News *"[A] timely yet time-honored evocation of the enduring issues of inequality, injustice, and exploitation."---Simon Poole, Journal of Folklore Research"[T]his book will make you think, and it will make you want to share it with your friends so you can discuss it."---Tahlia Merrill Kirk, Once Upon a Blog"[An] excellent and charming anthology. . . . This is a fascinating introduction to a relatively unexplored area, and allthe more welcome for it."---Paul Cowdell, Folklore"These tales provide considerable insight into the life course, relationships, job experiences, and housing conditions of many people in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century British working class."---Stephen H. Norwood, European Legacy

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Book SynopsisUnlike the rigidly chronological approach of many introductions to children's literature, this title presents a genre-based approach which ensures that all the principal genres are covered in detail such as: fables, fantasy, adventure stories, moral tales, family stories, school stories and children's poetry.

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Book SynopsisIn Kiddie Lit, Beverly Lyon Clark explores the marginalization of children's literature in America - and recent signs of its reintegration - within the academy and by the mainstream critical establishment. Tracing the reception of works by Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Lewis Carroll, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L.Trade ReviewThis exemplary contribution to children's literature studies engages both general readers-those interested in Little Women or Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Wizard of Oz, Lewis Carroll, Huck Finn, even J. K. Rowling and Walt Disney-and children's literature specialists. -- Cathryn M. Mercier Horn Book Magazine 2004 This engaging book is particularly absorbing in light of the current adult fascination with the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings titles... Highly recommended. Choice 2004 Terrific and important... Clark tracks the various moves by which 'Kiddie Lit' has been diminished and kept in its place, and she does this by tracing the historical reception of a half dozen or so representative works... A 'must read' for scholars in children's literature. Children's Literature Association Quarterly 2004 [Clark's] thorough documentation of the vagaries of the reception of 'kiddie lit' proves that our negative valuations of youth culture deserve rethinking. -- Ilana Nash Women's Review of Books 2004 Offers a convincing plea for taking kiddie lit seriously, and for accepting the imaginative delight and serious literary pleasures such literature can offer. -- Michael Newton Times Literary Supplement 2005Table of ContentsContents: 1. Kids and Kiddie Lit 2. What Fauntleroy Knew 3. Kiddie Lit in the Academy 4. The Case of the Boy's Book: Whitewashing Huck 5. The Case of the Girl's Book: Jo's Girls 6. The Case of American Fantasy: There's No Place Like Oz 7. The Case of British Fantasy Imports: Alice and Harry in America 8. The Case of the Disney Version

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary history, Picturing Canada provides a critical understanding of the changing geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Canadian identity, as seen through the lens of children's publishing over two centuries.Trade Review'Picturing Canada is a book that I will cherish because it has made me think about the books that I love and, perhaps even more importantly, about the children reading them. If, as I so deeply believe, that it is reading Canadian books that will tell us who we are as Canadians then Picturing Canada is an essential tool that will guide us on the way.' -- Jeffrey Canton, Children's Studies Program, York University 'Leafing through the pages of Picturing Canada, I find myself floored by just how much is packed into this history of Canadian children's illustrated books-and their publishing history-from the 1700s to the present day. The book is academic analysis, book history, and thoughtful insight all in one: an objective look at the many styles of children's writing and children's illustration throughout numerous periods in Canada's history.' -- Tiffanie Ing, Canadian Booknews, vol33:02:2010 'This book would make an excellent text for college and university students studying the genre. It will also be of use to librarians who have an interest in the history of picture books and their authors. I would highly recommend it as a professional resource.' -- Victoria Pennell, Resource Links: Journal of Society for Canadian educational Resources: vol16:02:2010 'A groundbreaking study of children's publishing in Canada and of the material conditions and cultural shifts that have informed the production of illustrated books and picture books. They offer much more than this, however: by alerting readers to the complex issues that surround textuality for children and young people, they suggest lines of inquiry and fields of research that will build on the foundational work carried out in this book.' -- Clare Bradford; Jeunesse Young People, Texts, Cultures 3.1(2011) 'Picturing Canada is a welcome addition to the growing list of scholarly titles that demonstrate the centrality of book history to Canada's cultural history.' -- Carole Gerson Canadian Historical Review; vol 92:02:2011 'This book will be invaluable for scholars in the field of Canadian children's literature, cultural studies, and book history. It provides scholarly analysis of one of the most popular forms of reading instruction and entertainment that children will encounter in their formative years, and adds greatly to our understanding of how national awareness is gained through this medium.' -- Leslie McGarth , Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada vol49:01:2011

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Book SynopsisAidan Chambers is currently one of the best and best-known writers of young adult literature in the world, as his recent awards will attest. For his novel Postcards from No Man''s Land, he won the 1999 Carnegie MedalBritain''s most prestigious award for the most distinguished novel for children or young adultsand the 2002 Michael L. Printz Award for best young adult novel when it was published in the U.S. In 2002, Chambers became the first British recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, an international award given every other year in recognition of an author''s body of work (sometimes called the counterpart in children''s and young adult literature to the Nobel Prize), since the award''s inception in 1956. Because he has produced such a large body of diverse works, both critical and creative, because his works have been so widely acclaimed by both reviewers and award committees, and because he has become an integral part of the YA canon, often called the British Cormier because of his complexity and mature themes, it is all too appropriate that author Betty Greenway''s examination of Aidan Chambers become the 25th addition to the Scarecrow Studies in Young Adult Literature series. This full-length study integrates the biography, creative writing, and criticism of one of the most important figures in young adult literature and incorporates these strands into a complete picture that will enhance the understanding of readers.Trade ReviewThis volume is an excellent choice for British literature students looking for contemporary novels to critique as well as high-quality reading for mature YAs. * School Library Journal, April 2007 *Greenway's treatment of Chambers's fictional work is thorough and insightful....the book provides a thoroughly researched and well-balanced discussion of the six novels that make up Chambers's "Dance Sequence."...The experience of reading this volume leaves the reader with a sense that Chambers's work and life make a coherent whole (not to mention an inspiring story). I recommend this book not only to anyone with an interest in Aidan Chambers's work but also to those more generally interested in contemporary young adult fiction. * Children's Literature Association Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Spring 2007) *In addition to serving as a resource for teachers and librarians, this book would be a good addition to junior and senior high school libraries, particularly if students are given research assignments on the author. * VOYA, February 2007 *Table of ContentsPart 1 Overture Part 2 Chronology Chapter 3 1. The First Steps Chapter 4 2. The Dance Begins: Breaktime Chapter 5 3. The Flip Side: Dance on My Grave Chapter 6 4. A Canticle of Faith: NIK: Now I Know Chapter 7 5. A Ghostly Fugue: The Toll Bridge Chapter 8 6. Dance to the Music of Time: Postcards from No Man's Land Chapter 9 7. The Last Waltz: This Is All: The Pillow Book Of Cordelia Kenn Part 10 Selected Bibliography Part 11 Index Part 12 About the Author

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Book SynopsisAs undergraduate and graduate courses in children''s literature become more established and numerous, there is an intense need for a textbook that offers aesthetic rather than educational approaches to children''s literature. This work fills that void by providing students of children''s literature with a comprehensible and easy-to-use analytical tool kit, showing through concrete demonstration how each tool might best be used. The chapters are organized around familiar and easily recognized features of literary texts (e.g. author, genre, character). Theoretical issues are illustrated by specific texts from the North American children''s literature canon. The book explores the particular aesthetics of children''s fiction and the ways critical theory may be applied to children''s texts, while remaining accessible to a college readership without prior specialized knowledge of literary theory. Each chapter includes a short introduction to a specific theoretical approach (e.g. semiotics,Trade ReviewThis resource would be a remarkable addition to children's literature research collections. * School Library Journal, 1/1/2006 *This textbook is designed for use in children's literature courses in which literary criticism is emphasized. Nikolajeva's goal is to provide students with an 'analytical toolkit' that they can use to better understand the aesthetic dimensions of children's literature. Among the critical approaches covered in this book are hermeneutics, structuralism, psychoanalysis, and feminist theory. * Children's Literature Association Quarterly *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction: Do We Need a Separate Aesthetics for Children's Literature? Chapter 3 1 The Aesthetic of the Author Chapter 4 2 The Aesthetic of the Work Chapter 5 3 The Aesthetic of the Genre Chapter 6 4 The Aesthetic of the Content Chapter 7 5 The Aesthetic of Composition Chapter 8 6 The Aesthetic of the Scene Chapter 9 7 The Aesthetic of Character Chapter 10 8 The Aesthetic of Narration Chapter 11 9 The Aesthetic of Language Chapter 12 10 The Aesthetic of the Medium Chapter 13 11 The Aesthetic of the Reader Chapter 14 12 Conclusion: Which Tool Shall I Choose? Part 15 Bibliography Part 16 Index Part 17 Subject and Name Index Part 18 Title Index Part 19 About the Author

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Book SynopsisNames and Naming in Young Adult Literature shows how authors of young adult literature use the creation of names for people, places, events, inventions, animals, and imaginary concepts as one of their most important literary techniques.Trade ReviewThis book encourages critically reading a book to focus on the names and naming. Something else that makes this book valuable is the use of various text features. The bibliography at the end provides a listing of works by all of the authors cited, thereby giving the reader a useful guide. The chapter titles that include the names of the authors featured in the chapter help to insure focus. The bolded divisions within each chapter provide clarity. This book would be useful for anyone who is a fan of young adult or children’s literature and anyone who teaches young adult or children’s literature. Note that many of the authors and their books included by Nilsen and Nilsen are familiar and read by those younger than twelve- to eighteen-year-olds labeled here as young adults. Children who are ten and eleven read some of the books discussed, including A Series of Unfortunate Events, Catherine, Called Birdy, and certainly the entire Harry Potter series. Thus, the books cited in these eight chapters have a broad range. There is much to commend this book as a reference and as a pleasurable read. * Names: A Journal of Onomastics *School, public, and academic libraries will find this title an asset. * Booklist *This resource is an excellent tool for teachers and facilitators of book discussion groups....The Nilsens make a valuable contribution to the study of young adult literature with this well-researched, readable, and insightful study. * VOYA *This book offers an accessible, engaging, expansive overview of young adult fiction....Recommended. * CHOICE *The test is written in a scholarly style....This volume offers an interesting exploration of the use of this literary device for teachers of teen literature and for librarians who share books with teens. -- Rebecca Sheridan, Easttown Library & Information CenterNilsen and Nilsen (English education and linguistics, Arizona State U.) examine how authors of young adult literature use naming as a literary technique. They discuss how names are used for fun and humor; to establish tone and mode, time periods, or realistic and imagined settings; to reveal ethnic values; to build an audience made up of different age groups; or as memory hooks. They present examples of books by authors such as J.K. Rowling, Maya Angelou, Amy Tan, Gary Paulsen, Karen Cushman, Gary Soto, Francesca Lia Block, Orson Scott Card, and Daniel Handler. * Reference and Research Book News *A well-paced discussion...Valuable. * American Reference Books Annual *Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature Part 2 Chapter 1: Names for Fun: M. E. Kerr, Gary Paulsen, Louis Sachar, and Polly Horvath Part 3 Chapter 2: Names to Establish Tone and Mode: Robert Cormier and Francesca Lia Block Part 4 Chapter 3: Names to Establish Time Periods: Karen Cushman and Her Historical Fiction Part 5 Chapter 4: Names to Establish Realistic Settings: Gary Soto, Adam Rapp, Meg Rosoff, and Nancy Farmer Part 6 Chapter 5: Names to Establish Imagined Settings: Yann Martel, Orson Scott Card, and Ursula K. Le Guin Part 7 Chapter 6: Names to Reveal Ethnic Values: Amy Tan, Sandra Cisernos, Maya Angelou, Cynthia Kadohata, Sherman Alexie, and Others Part 8 Chapter 7: Names to Build a Dual Audience: Daniel Handler and the Lemony Snicket Books Part 9 Chapter 8: Names as Memory Hooks: J. K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Books Part 10 Bibliography Part 11 Index Part 12 About the Authors

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Book SynopsisAn extraordinary book, and a 'first' on the topic. . . . Bacchilega has a remarkable capacity to reveal the intersections of folklore, literature, and film. Her interpretations of classical folk-tale types and their postmodern revisions . . . are stunning.Jack Zipes, University of MinnesotaTrade Review"Examining the workings of the powerful desire machines built into postmodern versions of 'Snow White,' 'Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Beauty and the Beast,' and 'Bluebeard,' Cristina Bacchilega's astute rereadings uncover intriguing mirrorings and revisions." * Ruth B. Bottigheimer, State University of New York at Stony Brook *

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Book SynopsisExplores the representation of war and its after effects in children's books and documentary films. This volume examines the influence of violence and war on children's literature by studying the childhood experiences of authors writing for children, the children represented in war stories, and experiences of children who make up the readership.

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Book SynopsisTheory for Beginners explores how philosophy and theory draw on childrenâs literature while also coming to resemble such in their strategies for cultivating the child and/or the beginner. Topics include the Philosophy for Children (P4C) movement, graphic guides such as Freud for Beginners, and childrenâs literature and/as queer theory.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Children’s Literature Otherwise | 1 1. Philosophy for Children | 25 2. Theory for Beginners | 58 3. Literature for Minors | 92 Acknowledgments | 135 Notes | 137 Works Cited | 163 Index | 185

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Book SynopsisOne of the root causes of Islamophobia is ignorance, often fuelled by stereotyped and negative portrayals of Muslims in media and popular culture. Muslims in Story is a timely and proactive approach to tackling this issue, by engendering friendships and empathy through quality children's and young adult literature.Table of Contents Foreword: Let’s Counter Islamophobia through Stories Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Why Counter Islamophobia through Stories? Chapter 1 An Overview of Muslims in America Chapter 2 Islamophobia and Its Impact Chapter 3 Using Literature to Create Long-Term Systemic Change Part II Reframing the Narrative through Curated Book Lists and Programming Ideas Chapter 4 Muslim Kids as Heroes: Connecting across Cultures Chapter 5 Inspiring Muslim Leaders and Thinkers: Showcasing Current and Historical Contributions Chapter 6 Celebrating Islam: Understanding Religious Practices and Traditions Chapter 7 Folktales from Islamic Traditions: Drawing Wisdom from Tall Tales Conclusion Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions on Islam Appendix B Suggested Guidelines to Evaluate Muslim Children’s Literature Appendix C Timeline of Muslims in America Appendix D Glossary: A Few Unfamiliar Words Appendix E Suggested Educational Resources Index

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Book SynopsisRediscovers the lost meaning of fairy tales and shows how they can have a profound influence on the developing mind of a child.Table of Contents1. The Inner Meaning of Fairy Tales 2. The Destiny of Primal Wisdom 3. Snippets of Knowledge 4. Helpful Beings 5. Secrets of the Seasons 6. "The Juniper Tree" 7. Brothers and Sisters 8. Becoming Human 9. The Cosmic Mystery of the Twelve 10. Animals as Humanity's Helpers 11. Enchantment and Release 12. The Powers of Darkness 13. The Michael Mystery 14. The Mystical Wedding 15. The Virgin Sophia 16. Observations on Some Motifs: Educational points of view The mystery of the horse Bearskin Trades in the fairy tale Fairy tales of nixies The mystery of winter The apple The heavenly twins The ravens The trinity of the soul's powers Thumbling The white snake Hats and caps The mystery of "fourteen years" Forces which have been held back The kingdom of the dead The hidden picture 17. Fairy Tales Around the World: Russian fairy talesFairy tales from Grisons Fairy tales from Gascony Nordic fairy tales African fairy tales The Celtic heritage of wisdom

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, this indispensable text offers a critical perspective on how to integrate childrenâs literature into the curriculum in effective, purposeful ways. Structured around three mantras that build on each otherâEnjoy; Dig deeply; Take actionâthe book is rich with real examples of teachers implementing critical pedagogy and tools to support studentsâ development as enthusiastic readers and thinkers. The materials and practical strategies focus on issues that impact childrenâs lives, building from studentsâ personal experiences and cultural knowledge by using language to question the everyday world, analyze popular culture and media, understand how power relationships are socially constructed, and consider actions that can be taken to promote social justice. Each chapter features classroom vignettes showcasing the use of literature and inviting conversation; three key principles elaborating the main theme of the chapter and connecting theory witTrade Review"If you are searching for a children’s literature text that speaks to issues beyond what is effective literature, this is the text that you should include in your teaching. Leland, Lewison, and Harste have created a text that is practical and relies on sound research to provide a pathway to building connections with literature."--Kevin Cordi, Ohio Northern University, USA"This text celebrates the potential of children’s literature to encourage readers to engage in the reading process, to think critically, to sort through ideas, and to act on them. Theory and practice are grounded in pedagogy that puts the reader at the center of the process, enjoying the adventure with high-quality literature across the curriculum."--Denise H. Stuart, The University of Akron, USA"Teaching Children’s Literature: It’s Critical! is a must read. The authors cleverly combine research, theory, and strategies that support classrooms filled with students who love reading, read critically, and use knowledge to advocate for equity."--Lunetta Williams, University of North Florida, USATable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: Our Mantra-- Enjoy! Dig Deeply! Take Action! Chapter 2: Why Reading Aloud Is CrucialChapter 3: Teaching Reading with LiteratureChapter 4: Choosing Books: Diversity CountsChapter 5: Language Study: Lingering in TextChapter 6: Supporting Literature Discussions Chapter 7: Books Across the Curriculum: Focused, Author, Illustrator, and Genre StudiesChapter 8: Responding to Literature through the ArtsChapter 9: Challenging the ChallengersChapter 10: Literature Response StrategiesAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines Mary Poppins as a 1960s film reflecting and invested in its radically changing times, a largely but not unmitigatedly antiestablishment musical resonant with conditions and issues powerfully affecting baby boomers.Among the explosion of baby boomer films that rocked the 1960s, the most stirring early work was likely Mary Poppins. This 1964 film captivated young audiences, earning top-grossing ticket sales, multiple Oscars, and landmark status as a cultural phenomenon. The book illuminates Mary Poppins as a musical teeming with preoccupations of American youth in the early-to-mid-1960s, including antiestablishment desires, anxieties, and pleasures. Reading against the dominant grain, this book deciphers Mary Poppins as a mid-century reflection that spans the generation gap, dysfunctional nuclear family, youth unrest, activism including feminist advocacy, counterculturalism, capitalist imperialism, race relation

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Book SynopsisIn these changing times of global flows of media and technologies and reports of declining reading enjoyment, researchers, policymakers and educators need to engage anew with essential issues of what counts as reading, what kinds of reading matter and how to support teen reading engagement in school and out-of-school settings.Bringing together contributions from well-known and emerging adolescent literacy researchers from different disciplinary perspectives, this edited collection consolidates contemporary research on teen's volitional print and digital reading, whether in school or out-of-school contexts. Section 1 of the book offers overviews of what teens are reading, Section 2 highlights community support for reading, and Section 3 shares new ways of researching teen reading. With chapters from North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle-East, the collection will offer multifaceted and complex insights into what, how and why teens read in different contexts. Ref

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Book SynopsisIn these changing times of global flows of media and technologies and reports of declining reading enjoyment, researchers, policymakers and educators need to engage anew with essential issues of what counts as reading, what kinds of reading matter and how to support teen reading engagement in school and out-of-school settings.Bringing together contributions from well-known and emerging adolescent literacy researchers from different disciplinary perspectives, this edited collection consolidates contemporary research on teen's volitional print and digital reading, whether in school or out-of-school contexts. Section 1 of the book offers overviews of what teens are reading, Section 2 highlights community support for reading, and Section 3 shares new ways of researching teen reading. With chapters from North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle-East, the collection will offer multifaceted and complex insights into what, how and why teens read in different contexts. Ref

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Book SynopsisIn this study, the engaging art created by childrenâs author Margaret Wise Brown receives the critical attention it deserves as a lasting contribution to American childrenâs literature. Through analysis of her dozens of titles published during the height of western Modernism, this scholarly text shares Brownâs importance and impact from the perspective of Brownâs work, rather than biographically. Moving beyond such popular titles as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny into deeper cuts reveals how Brownâs oeuvre bridges multiple disciplines, including writing, visual art, philosophy, and music. Her projects successfully experiment with artistic collaboration and synesthesia as a natural expression for a child readership while both contributing to and reflecting high Modernism amidst the two World Wars. The quality of Brownâs writing and the maturity of her themes reveal respect for her child audience and recommend her work to the generations of readers who followed her

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Book SynopsisWith this anthology of hand-chosen poems written by well-known, beloved poets, you can introduce poetry to your students in the classroom and beyond. Poetry is a powerful tool for teaching phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and a love of reading. Curated specifically for students in Grades 3â5, this book contains 40 poems for 40 weeks in the school year, making it easy for teachers and librarians to read the poems sequentially throughout the year, choose them at random, or match a theme with current needs or events. The book eliminates the need to track down poems to read each week, and it provides a reading list of 120 books of poetry, making it one of the richest sources for poetry titles specifically for young students. Along with the poems are word ladders to aid in lessons on word decoding and encoding, vocabulary, and interest in word study. With poetry from award-winning authors and poets laureate, this is an essential resource for teachers and librarians hoping to

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating volume discusses a wide range of children's fantasy literature from the sixteenth century to the present, analysing key themes and ideas in important texts from across the English-speaking world. It features the work of Lewis Carroll, Frank Baum, C. S. Lewis, Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling.Trade Review'Levy and Mendlesohn give a convincing explanation for a distinctively post-Second World War literature where children are unprotected, where they have agency and responsibility, where they face true and terrible evil. As time goes on, the stakes continue to rise. Compare Nesbit's world to Narnia - do our young protagonists have a small, limited quest to complete, or do we expect them to save the world?' Daniel Hahn, The Spectator'Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction is an immense work in scope and scholarship. As befits its authors, Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn - two prominent figures in the world of children's literature criticism - this latest work is a far-reaching feat that grasps the tenuous strings of the inception of both fantasy and children's literature and weaves them from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries into a tremendous narrative tapestry.' Joli Barham McClelland, Children's Literature Association Quarterly'Sharing their extensive knowledge of the topic, Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn have made a relevant contribution to the study of this field with their monograph Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction. Published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press, the book is a result of the continuing collaboration of the authors, their colleagues, and students … Levy and Mendlesohn have succeeded in finding a manner of expression which can easily be understood by scholars and experts, but also those whose knowledge of fantasy is not yet extensive.' Katarina Kralj, Libri & LiberiTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. How fantasy became children's literature; 2. Fairies, ghouls and goblins: the realms of Victorian fancy; 3. The American search for an American childhood; 4. British and Empire fantasy between the wars; 5. The changing landscape of post-war fantasy; 6. Folklore, fantasy and indigenous fantasy; 7. Middle-earth, medievalism and mythopoeic fantasy; 8. Harry Potter and children's fantasy since the 1990s; 9. Romancing the teen; Further reading.

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Book SynopsisFantasy has been an important and much-loved part of children''s literature for hundreds of years, yet relatively little has been written about it. Children''s Fantasy Literature traces the development of the tradition of the children''s fantastic - fictions specifically written for children and fictions appropriated by them - from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, examining the work of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, C. S. Lewis, Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling and others from across the English-speaking world. The volume considers changing views on both the nature of the child and on the appropriateness of fantasy for the child reader, the role of children''s fantasy literature in helping to develop the imagination, and its complex interactions with issues of class, politics and gender. The text analyses hundreds of works of fiction, placing each in its appropriate context within the tradition of fantasy literature.Trade Review'Levy and Mendlesohn give a convincing explanation for a distinctively post-Second World War literature where children are unprotected, where they have agency and responsibility, where they face true and terrible evil. As time goes on, the stakes continue to rise. Compare Nesbit's world to Narnia - do our young protagonists have a small, limited quest to complete, or do we expect them to save the world?' Daniel Hahn, The Spectator'Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction is an immense work in scope and scholarship. As befits its authors, Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn - two prominent figures in the world of children's literature criticism - this latest work is a far-reaching feat that grasps the tenuous strings of the inception of both fantasy and children's literature and weaves them from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries into a tremendous narrative tapestry.' Joli Barham McClelland, Children's Literature Association Quarterly'Sharing their extensive knowledge of the topic, Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn have made a relevant contribution to the study of this field with their monograph Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction. Published in 2016 by Cambridge University Press, the book is a result of the continuing collaboration of the authors, their colleagues, and students … Levy and Mendlesohn have succeeded in finding a manner of expression which can easily be understood by scholars and experts, but also those whose knowledge of fantasy is not yet extensive.' Katarina Kralj, Libri & LiberiTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. How fantasy became children's literature; 2. Fairies, ghouls and goblins: the realms of Victorian fancy; 3. The American search for an American childhood; 4. British and Empire fantasy between the wars; 5. The changing landscape of post-war fantasy; 6. Folklore, fantasy and indigenous fantasy; 7. Middle-earth, medievalism and mythopoeic fantasy; 8. Harry Potter and children's fantasy since the 1990s; 9. Romancing the teen; Further reading.

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Book SynopsisA COMPANION TO CHILDREN''S LITERATURE A collection of international, up-to-date, and diverse perspectives on children''s literary criticism A Companion to Children''s Literature offers students and scholars studying children''s literature, education, and youth librarianship an incisive and expansive collection of essays that discuss key debates within children''s literature criticism. The thirty-four works included demonstrate a diverse array of perspectives from around the world, introduce emerging scholars to the field of children''s literature criticism, and meaningfully contribute to the scholarly conversation. The essays selected by the editors present a view of children''s literature that encompasses poetry, fiction, folklore, nonfiction, dramatic stage and screen performances, picturebooks, and interactive and digital media. They range from historical overviews to of-the-moment critical theory about children's books from across the glTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors x Introduction xviiKaren Coats, Deborah Stevenson, and Vivian Yenika-Agbaw Part I: Early Works 1 1 Juvenile Nonfiction before the Golden Age of Anglo-American Children's Literature 3Ivy Linton Stabell 2 The Beginnings of Fiction for Children 14Claudia Nelson 3 Folklore in Children's Literature 26Debra Mitts-Smith 4 The Victorian Picturebook 39Hannah Field 5 The Child-Centered Universe of Nineteenth-Century Children's Nonfiction 58Elizabeth Massa Hoiem Part II: Twentieth-Century Developments 71 6 Developments in Fiction for Children 73Mary Jeanette Moran 7 Developments of Picturebooks 84Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer 8 Walt Disney and the Fairy Tale 96Paula T. Connolly 9 Stay Tuned: A Political History of Saturday Morning Cartoons 105Peter C. Kunze 10 Live-Action Films for Children 118Kathy Merlock Jackson 11 BreakBeat and the New Auditory Avant-garde -- for Children! (Or, That New-fangled Noise the Kids Are All Going On About) 129Michael Heyman and Joseph T. Thomas, Jr. 12 Children's Literature of the Anglophone Caribbean 144Sujin Huggins Part III: Contemporary Trends and Texts 155 13 Children's Information Books: Initiatives and Trends 157Elizabeth Bush 14 Contemporary Trends in Fiction for Children 168Thaddeus Andracki 15 Contemporary Poetry for Children: Toward Diversity, Complexity, and Innovation 179Rachel Conrad 16 Picturebook Futures 193Evelyn Arizpe and Emma McGilp 17 Postmodern Fairy Tales 207Cherie Allan 18 Theatre and Playwriting for Young Audiences 218Nicole B. Adkins 19 The Portrayal of Girlhoods in Graphic Narratives for Children 232Elizabeth Marshall 20 Playing Children's Literature: Games in and the Gamification of Books for Kids 242Gretchen Papazian 21 Digital Children's Literature: Current Understandings and Future Directions 258Dani Kachorsky Part IV: Ways of Reading 271 22 Critical Multiculturalism and Children's Literature: Trends and Possibilities 273Vivian Yenika-Agbaw 23 Cultural Diversity and Social Justice: Readings from the South 287Macarena García González 24 Black Critical Theory in Children's Literary Analysis: Why It Matters 299Roberta Price Gardner 25 Critical Discourse Studies and the Scholarship of Children's Literature 314Rebecca Rogers and Doris Villarreal 26 Disability 330Elizabeth A. Wheeler 27 Growing Up Together: Children's Literature and Women's Studies 341Susan Larkin 28 Read, Write, Play, Review: Young Children's Connected Reading Communities 352Marianne Martens 29 Posthumanism 364Zoe Jaques 30 Narrative Theory and Children's Literature 376Mike Cadden 31 Animal Studies 390Rachel Falconer 32 Trauma Studies 403Adrienne Kertzer 33 Censorship and Children's Literature 414Emily J.M. Knox 34 The Commodification, "Diversification," and Walliams-fication of the British Children's Book Market 426Melanie Ramdarshan Bold Index 441

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Book SynopsisCatherine Butler is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK. Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Children's Literature at Newcastle University, UK.Trade Review'a useful addition to the study of children's literature in English.' - Valerie Coghlan, International Research Society for Children's LiteratureTable of ContentsList of Contributors List of Boxes List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction; Catherine Butler PART I: MAPPING THE TERRITORY 1. The Classic and the Canon in Children's Literature; Peter Hunt 2. Fantasy in Children's Fiction; Farah Mendlesohn 3. Psychoanalytic Approaches to Children's Literature; David Rudd 4. Reading Contemporary Picture Books; Judith Graham 5. Poetry for Children; Michael Rosen PART II: TEXTS AND GENRES 6. Family, Identity and Nationhood: Family Stories in Anglo-American Children's Literature, 1930-2000; Lucy Pearson 7. Theories of Genre and Gender: Change and Continuity in the School Story; Pat Pinsent 8. Literature of War: Comparative and Autobiographical Approaches; Gillian Lathey 9. Language, Genres and Issues: The Socially Committed Novel; Pat Pinsent 10. Past Settings, Contemporary Concerns: Feminist Historical Fiction in the Late Twentieth Century; Peter Bramwell 11. Postmodernism, New Historicism and Postcolonialism: Some Recent Historical Novels; Pat Pinsent PART III: APPROACHES AND ISSUES 12. Chronotopes and Heritage: Time and Memory in Contemporary Children's Literature; Lisa Sainsbury 13. Childhood, Youth Culture and the Uncanny: Uncanny Nights in Contemporary Fiction for Young People; Lisa Sainsbury 14. Magic and Maturation: Uses of Magic in Fantasy Fiction; Peter Bramwell 15. Supermen, Cyborgs, Avatars and Geeks: Technology and the Human in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction; Richard Shakeshaft 16. Voicing Identity: The Dilemma of Narrative Perspective in Twenty-First-Century Young Adult Fiction; Maria Nikolajeva Further Reading Index.

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Book SynopsisPosing a challenge to more traditional approaches to the history of education, this interdisciplinary collection examines the complex web of beliefs and methods by which culture was transmitted to young people in the long eighteenth century. Expanding the definition of education exposes the shaky ground on which some historical assumptions rest. For example, studying conventional pedagogical texts and practices used for girls'' home education alongside evidence gleaned from women''s diaries and letters suggests domestic settings were the loci for far more rigorous intellectual training than has previously been acknowledged. Contributors cast a wide net, engaging with debates between private and public education, the educational agenda of Hannah More, women schoolteachers, the role of diplomats in educating boys embarked on the Grand Tour, English Jesuit education, eighteenth-century print culture and education in Ireland, the role of the print trades in the use of teaching aids in earlTrade Review'This book is an outstanding contribution to the silent revolution that is placing education at the heart of the cultural history of the "long eighteenth century". The editors set out to redefine education as a cultural, rather than a political, social or purely instructive practice. The editors and contributors demonstrate convincingly the innovative work that is possible outside conventional disciplinary boundaries in the conceptual space constituted through education. This is a book that sets agendas for future research and debate as it sheds light on "new ways of seeing" in the history of education. It is a book with the potential to reconfigure both history and education.' Joyce Goodman, University of Winchester, UK 'A first-rate volume that is of considerable value, both for content and for methodology.' Enlightenment and DissentTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Mary Hilton and Jill Shefrin; 'O miserable and most ruinous measure': the debate between private and public education in Britain, 1760-1800, Sophia Woodley; Evangelicalism and enlightenment: the educational agenda of Hannah More, Anne Stott; Marketing religious identity: female educators, Methodist culture, and 18th-century childhood, Mary Clare Martin; Learning and virtue: English grammar and the 18th-century girls' school, Carol Percy; ' Familiar conversation': the role of the 'familiar format' in education in 18th- and 19th-century England, Michèle Cohen; Hosting the Grand Tour: civility, enlightenment and culture, c. 1740-1790, Jennifer Mori; 'Superior to the rudest shocks of adversity': English Jesuit education and culture in the long 18th century, 1688-1832, Maurice Whitehead; Colonising the mind: the use of English writers in the education of the Irish poor, c 1750-1850, Deirdre Raftery; 'Adapted for and used in infants' schools, nurseries, &c.': booksellers and the infant school market, Jill Shefrin; Delightful instruction? Assessing children's use of educational books in the long 18th century, M.O. Grenby; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisRaising key questions about race, class, sexuality, age, material culture, intellectual history, pedagogy, and gender, this book explores the myriad relationships between feminist thinking and Little Women, a novel that has touched many women's lives. A critical introduction traces 130 years of popular and critical response, and the collection presents 11 new essays, two new bibliographies, and reprints of six classic essays.The contributors examine the history of illustrating Little Women; Alcott's use of domestic architecture as codes of female self-expression; the tradition of utopian writing by women; relationship to works by British and African American writers; recent thinking about feminist pedagogy; the significance of the novel for women writers, and its implications from the vantage points of middle-aged scholar, parent, and resisting male reader.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Janice M. Alberghene and Beverly Lyon Clark * Meg, Amy, Beth, Jo, and Marmee Face Life in the '80s, Victoria Roberts * Waiting Together: (Alcott on Matriarchy), Nina Auerbach * Alcotts' Civil War, JudithFetterley * Introduction to Little Women, Ann Douglas * Reading for Love: Canons, Paracanons, and Whistling Jo March, Catharine R. Stimpson * The Most Beautiful Things in All the World? Families in Little Women, ElizabethLennox Kayser * Portraying Little Women Through the Ages, Anne Hollander * Getting Cozy with a Classic: Visualizing Little Women, Susan R. Gannon * Queer Performances: Lesbian Politics, Roberta Seelinger Trites * Notes of a Resisting (Male) Reader, Jan Susina * In Jo's Garrett: The Space of Imagination, Sue Standing * A Power in the House: The Architecture of Individual Expression, David Watters * Prophets and Martyrs: Pilgrims and Missionaries, in Little Women and Jack andJill, Anne K. Phillips * Searching for Feminist Utopia, Kathryn Manson Tomasek * Transatlantic Translations: Communities of Education in Alcott and Bronte, ChristineDoyle Francis * Alcott's Response to Girls' Miseducation, Susan Laird * Rereading and Rewriting Alcott, Janice M.Alberghene * Songs to Aging Children: Alcott's March Trilogy, Michelle Masse * Alcott in Japan: A Selected Bibliography, Aiko Moro-oka * Selected Bibliography of Alcott Biography and Criticism, Beverly Lyon Clark andLinnea Hendrickson

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Book SynopsisTranscending Boundaries: Writing for a Dual Audience of Children and Adults is a collection of essays on twentieth-century authors who cross the borders between adult and children''s literature and appeal to both audiences. This collection of fourteen essays by scholars from eight countries constitutes the first book devoted to the art of crosswriting the child and adult in twentieth-century international literature. Sandra Beckett explores the multifaceted nature of crossover literature and the diverse ways in which writers cross the borders to address a dual readership of children and adults. It considers classics such as Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland and Pinocchio, with particular emphasis on post-World War II literature. The essays in Transcending Boundaries clearly suggest that crossover literature is a major, widespread trend that appears to be sharply on the rise.Table of ContentsIntroduction Sandra L. Beckett Part I: Critics, Crosswriting, and the Canon 1. Authors do it, but so Critics? The Reception of Dual-Readership Authors in the Netherlands Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer 2. Crosswriting as a Criterion for Canonicity: The Case of Erich Kästner Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer 3. Crosswriting Child and Adult in France: Children’s Fiction for Adults? Adult Fiction for Children? Fiction for all Ages? Sandra L. Beckett 4. Children’s, Adult, Human…? Maria Nikalajeva Part II: Ages All? Parents, Play, and Picturebooks 5. The Double Attribution of Texts for Children and how it Affects Writing for Children Zohar Shavit 6. Dual Audience in Picturebooks Carole Scott 7. "Ages: All": Readers, Texts, and Intertexts in The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Roderick McGillis Part III: Oppression, Repression, Subversion, Transgression: Crossover and Censorship 8. Writing for a Dual Audience in the Former Soviet Union: The Aesopean Children’s Literature of Kornei Chukovskii, Mikhail Zoshchenko, and Daniil Kharms Larissa Klein Tumanov 9. Crossing Borders from Africa to America Paula T. Connolly Part IV: Distinctions, Demarcations, and Double Address 10. "What happened?": The Holocaust Memoirs of Isabella Leitner Adrienne Kertzer 11. Maintaining Distinctions: Realism, Voice, and Subject Position in Australian Young Adult Fiction John Stephens Part V: Tradition and Innovation: Modernism, Postmodernism, and Beyond 12. Crossing Borders: Calvino in the Footprints of Collodi Alida Poeti 13. Two Crosswriting Authors: Carl Sandburg and Lennart Hellsing Lena Kåreland 14. Postmodernism is Over. Something Else is Here: What? Lissa Paul Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA complete critical guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre, Children's and Young Adult Comics helps readers explore how comics have engaged with one of their most crucial audiences. In an accessible and easy-to-navigate format, the book covers such topics as: - The history of comics for children and young adults, from early cartoon strips to the rise of comics as mainstream children's literature - Cultural contexts from the Comics Code Authority to graphic novel adaptations of popular children's texts such as Neil Gaiman's Coraline - Key texts from familiar favourites like Peanuts and Archie Comics to YA graphic novels such as Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese and hybrid works including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series - Important theoretical and critical approaches to studying children's and young adult comics Children's and Young Adult Comics includes a glossary of crucial critical terms and a lengthy resources Trade ReviewWhile this book is an essential read for teachers and teacher educators who hope to incorporate comics into their curricula and to expand their definitions of literacy and literature, it is even more important for its unwavering commitment to diverse texts. Tarbox brings an invaluable perspective forward, and her critical approach challenges educators and scholars of children’s and young adult literature to rethink the texts we see as valuable. * Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society *Table of Contents1 Introduction: “Comics Are the Language of the Future” The educative potential of comics The relationship between children’s literature and children’s comics Features of this book 2 Historical Overview The parallel development of children’s literature and children’s comics The anti-comics crusade The influencers: Archie and Peanuts The second golden age of children’s literature From manga to mainstream 3 Social and Cultural Impact Diversity and intersectionality Fan culture and author/reader interactions Censorship and age designations 4 Critical Uses Thematic concerns of children’s literature Formal concerns particular to the comics medium Case study: closure and layout Case study: repetition and braiding Case study: wordless comics and hybrid formats Case study: image/text relationships Case study: focalization and point of view Case study: line style and color Case study: manga Bringing it all together: writing about comics 5 Key Texts Adaptation Historical Nonfiction Informational Texts Memoir Fairy Tales Fantasy Mystery Glossary Resources Index

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Book SynopsisDebbie Felton is Professor of Classics at the University of Massachussetts, Amherst, USATable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Series Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction: Ancient Analogues for Modern Tales Debbie Felton 1. Forms of the Marvelous: Prodigies and Wonders in Antiquity Graham Anderson 2. Adaptations: Transmission, Translation, and Diffusion of Ancient Tales Emanuele Lelli 3. Gender and Sexuality: Reading Females, Males, and Other in Asian Folktales Serinity Young 4. Human and Non-Human: The Animal in Greek and Roman Fable Kenneth Kitchell 5. Monsters and the Monstrous: Ancient Expressions of Cultural Anxiety Debbie Felton 6. Spaces: Borders, Fringes, and Thresholds in the Ancient Folktale Julia Doroszewska and Janek Kucharski 7. Socialization: Fairy Tales as Vehicles of Moral Messages Dominic Ingemark and Camilla Asplund Ingemark 8. Power: Uses and Abuses of Authority in Ancient Tales Debbie Felton Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHow have the fairy tales of different cultures changed over the centuries? What do they tell us about our fears and hopes?In a work that spans 2,500 years these ambitious questions are addressed by over 50 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate broad trends and nuances of the fairy tale in Western culture from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter titles are identical across each of the volumes. This gives the choice of reading about a specific period in one of the volumes, or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The six volumes cover: 1 Antiquity (500 BCE to 800 CE); 2 Medieval Age (800 to 1450); 3 The Age of the Marvelous (1450 to 1650); 4 The Long Eighteenth Century (1650 to 1800); 5 The Long Nineteenth Cen

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Book SynopsisAn International Research Society for Children''s Literature (IRSCL) Honour Book for 2023This book is a comprehensive and thorough introduction to children's and young adult literature in English language education. Reading is promoted as central to language education in order to experience perspectives from around the world, and the book demonstrates the many opportunities for teaching with compelling story, encouraging an active and engaged community of second language readers through challenging picturebooks, motivating graphic novels, dynamic plays, enchanting verse novels and compelling young adult fiction. Using many examples of literary texts that are well suited to the primary or secondary classroom, the book focuses on the advantages of deep reading and the vital importance of in-depth learning. In-depth learning is an approach that involves the students as motivated participants, working collaboratively and with empathy while preparing for and confronting the challengeTrade ReviewMoving smoothly amongst concepts, a comprehensive range of genres and issues, and practical applications, this clearly written and well-researched book will prove invaluable to teachers in language classrooms. Compelling Stories eloquently demonstrates why and how the learning of English through deep reading nourishes a love of both literature and language. * John Stephens, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University, Australia *Written with passion and informed by expertise in English language education, this book brings together insights about the affordances of specific genres and formats with practical tips about engaging compelling literary narratives in the classroom. Eminently readable and theoretically informed, it shows how stories make the difference that matters. * Marek Oziewicz, Henry Professor of Children's and Young Adult Literature, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA *Bland herself tells a compelling story to English language teachers: her book reminds us that what we can do – and what we can get learners to do – with storyworlds can be so much more stimulating than is generally allowed for by the tunnel vision of mainstream ELT. This is at the same time a book that explores the power of stories as a force for positive change and a book full of practical ideas for teaching and encouraging learning. * Children’s Literature in English Language Education Journal *This book is full of theoretical insights, practical ideas for teaching, and suggestions for exciting and varied resources. It is a must-read for all teachers of English as an Additional Language. * Mike Fleming, Emeritus Professor, Durham University, UK *Janice Bland’s Compelling Stories for English Language Learners: Creativity, Interculturality and Critical Literacy tells us several stories. From different cultures and from different perspectives. In a world of English as a Lingua Franca and the pursuit of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, books like this are essential. * International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) *Table of ContentsPreface Part I: The Place of Children’s Literature with English Language Learners 1. A Literary Apprenticeship: Engagement with Story 2. Interculturality: Engagement with Diversity 3. Literature with English Language Learners: Engagement with Language Part II: Visual Literacy and Interculturality 4. Early Steps in Literature Learning with Picturebooks 5. Refugee Literature as Visual Narrative 6. The Grandeur of Graphic Novels Part III: Participation in Literature and Creativity 7. Responding to Literature with Creative Writing 8. Experiential Learning with Plays and Drama 9. The Versatility of Verse Novels Part IV: In-Depth Learning and Critical Literacy 10. Encountering Global Issues in the Storyworld 11. Speculative Fiction for Deep Reading 12. Conclusions for Teacher Education Part V: Glossary of Key Terms Bibliography References Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Tall Man and The Arsonist, a personal tale about death, life and the enchantment of stories. With illustrations by Anna Walker.‘A striking voyage of discovery.’ Observer Let me tell you a story… When Chloe Hooper’s partner is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive illness, she has to find a way to tell their two young sons. By instinct, she turns to the bookshelf. Can the news be broken as a bedtime tale? Is there a perfect book to prepare children for loss? Hooper embarks on a quest to find what practical lessons children’s literature—with its innocent orphans and evil adults, magic, monsters and anthropomorphic animals—can teach about grief and resilience in real life. As she discovers, ‘the right words are an incantation, a spell of hope for the future.’ From the Brothers Grimm to FrancTrade Review‘This book is a miracle of light and meaning-making from one of our finest writers. Venturing inward with extraordinary grace, Hooper explores – and extends – the long literary line surging with our deepest inherited wisdom about how to embrace our finite lives. The result is nothing less than the hero's journey we have been collectively starving for. Telling you this is like trying to describe the sun; it is a book so powerful and beautiful – so utterly its own – that it can only be experienced directly.’ Sarah Krasnostein -- Sarah Krasnostein

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